Section: US & Canada
Ukraine, not ‘the’ Ukraine: Embassy asks public to ‘avoid Soviet style cliches’
Ukraine has tried to set the record straight amid becoming embroiled in an international scandal spurred by its leader’s phone call with President Trump: It’s not “the Ukraine.” The Ukrainian Embassy in D.C. took to Twitter over the weekend to remind the public about how to properly say and spell … …read more...
Pompeo Pushes Back Against House Efforts To Question State Department Officials
The secretary of state accused House Democrats of trying to “intimidate” and “bully” State Department officials by asking them give depositions over the growing Ukraine scandal. (Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) …read more Source::...
The Latest: Grassley says whistleblower should be heard out
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley says a whistleblower who filed a complaint about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine “ought to be heard out and protected” and his or her requests...
House Democrats Subpoena Giuliani for Ukraine Documents
Democratic lawmakers subpoenaed former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani Monday for documents related to the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. House Democrats’ inquiry “includes an investigation of credible allegations that [Giuliani] acted as an agent of the President in a scheme to advance his personal...
UN seat not top priority, Scheer says after pledging foreign-aid cuts
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he believes it is more important to help out Canadians at home than to seek a seat on the United Nations Security Council. Canada is campaigning for one of two seats for a two-year term that would begin in 2021, but it faces a tough fight from Norway and Ireland. The Conservatives are pledging to...
Grassley Defends Whistleblower Against Trump’s Attacks
Senate Finance Committee chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) defended the whistleblower at the center of President Donald Trump’s Ukraine scandal on Tuesday. Without explicitly mentioning Trump, Grassley pushed back against the President’s demands to “find out” the identity of the whistleblower who revealed Trump’s attempt to pressure...
Pompeo: Congress Can’t Interview State Dept. Officials About Trump-Ukraine
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised to prevent State Department officials with knowledge of the President’s pressure campaign against Ukraine from testifying before the House, according to a Tuesday letter from the secretary. Pompeo branded the attempt from the House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Oversight Committees to depose five...
Kamala Harris wants President Trump’s Twitter account suspended over his whistleblower tweets
Democratic U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (Calif.) said President Donald Trump’s Twitter account should be suspended over his tweets about the whistleblower in the Ukraine scandal that could lead to Trump’s impeachment, CNN reported. “The president’s tweets and his behaviors about this are just further evidence of the fact that...
Ukraine President Woos Tom Cruise
Ukraine’s leader isn’t just trying to charm U.S. President Donald Trump — he’s set his sights now on Tom Cruise, too.Mission impossible? Maybe not — Cruise is studying possible Ukrainian locations for an upcoming film, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office.Zelenskiy tapped his roots as a TV and film...
Ukranian mayor denies that Giuliani spoke with him about Joe Biden
House Democrats have subpoenaed President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani for Ukraine-related documents. CBS News spoke exclusively with Vitali Klitschko, the former boxer who is now mayor of Kiev, Ukraine’s capital. Giuliani’s firm advised Klitschko in his 2008 bid for mayor, and he is mentioned in the House subpoena....
